Jack's Actions In Lord Of The Flies

A result of Jack’s actions throughout Lord of the Flies, and how he had lead a oppressive and savage force against his other peers on the island, which at the time was his society. Jack’s discrimination against Piggy and Ralph had severely affected their position on the island. Jack starts off applying his morals to his life on the island and then throughout the book he slowly drifts away to a form of savagery and violence. Jack’s characterial evolution starts off desiring power and although he does not immediately get it, he retains the values of civilized behavior. Everyone on the island votes who should posses the position of the chief and although Ralph wins and “the freckles on Jack’s face disappeared” in embarrassment, he yet still adhered …show more content…
As the story proceeds Jack's character becomes more and more savage leaving behind the morals he once obtained. In the beginning Jack tries to settle the group by telling everyone that “we’ve got to have rules and obey them [a]fter all we’re not savages, we’re English”; and as time passes Jack changes his physical appearance by "[painting] [his] face" to display his superiority to the rest of the boys (Golding 42/74). Jack starts off with a high set of morals, cautious of becoming savage but after some time Jack results in the one to start the savage movement amongst the boys on the island. The evolution of Jack leads him to become a display of violence, domination and savagery to the boys in direct correlation to a Hobbesian view point that without a government man will become savage. Jack’s rush of domination leads him to “stab at Ralph's chest with his spear” (Golding 177). Jack's sense of violence overpowers his classical english morals and almost causes him to kill his once friend